Posted on September 9, 2013 | 9:47 AM

Check out the performances of Team Apl's Mitoy Yonting and Darryl Shy on the third live shows of The Voice of the Philippines Sunday, September 8 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila.

Penelope Matanguihan gave another sweet rendition in Superstar by The Carpenters

Posted on September 1, 2013 | 10:18 PM

The second live show of The Voice of the Philippines happened September 1 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila. The second batch of three artists from each team performed live for a shot to the next level of competitions.

Team Bamboo's Angelique Alcantara lingered on Join the Club's Nobela, the only OPM song of the night. Heartthrob Paolo Onesa made the fan girls swoon with his take on You Give Me Something by James Morrison while Isa Fabregas kept it simple with You've Got A Friend, the award-winning song of James Taylor and Carole King. (Our ranking: Paolo, Isa, Angelique) WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOW PERFORMANCE HERE

Saved by public vote: Paolo Onesa (46.37%)

Saved by the coach: Isa Fabregas

Eliminated: Angelique Alcantara

Team Sarah's Yuki Ito delivered on the American classic A Song For You by Andy Williams. Fan favorite Klarisse de Guzman transformed for Beggin' popularized by Madcon. Maki Ricafort channeled former band South Border in his Without You number, a song recorded by Charlie Wilson for his 2nd studio album. (Our ranking: Maki, Klarisse, Yuki) WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOW PERFORMANCE HERE

Saved by public vote: Maki Ricafort (36.75%)

Saved by the coach: Klarisse de Guzman

Eliminated: Yuki Ito

Team Apl's Penelope Matanguihan put her R&B flavor on John Legend's exquisite ballad Ordinary People. Tristhan Perfecto once again dared on Bruno Mars' songbook, performing the soul and pop ballad When I Was Your Man. Vocal powerhouse Janice Javier belted R. Kelly's inspirational song I Believe I Can Fly. (Our ranking: Janice, Penelope, Tristhan) WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOW PERFORMANCE HERE

Saved by public vote: Janice Javier (42.82%)

Saved by the coach: Penelope Matanguihan

Eliminated: Tristhan Perfecto

Team Lea's Diday Garcellano proved that she can do an upbeat song in Adele's Rumour Has It while Kimpoy Mainit performed Jeff Buckley's widely-covered gospel song Hallelujah. Mitoy Yonting once again impressed with Queen's Don't Stop Me Now. (Our ranking: Mitoy, Kimpoy, Diday) WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOW PERFORMANCE HERE

Posted on August 25, 2013 | 11:02 PM

The very first live show of The Voice of the Philippines happened August 25 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila. Three artists from each team performed live for a shot to the next level of competitions.

Team Lea's Darryl Shy poured his emotions on Kenny Loggins' Danny's Song while Radha was all out in another Tina Turner hit River Deep, Mountain High. RJ dela Fuente kept it cool with I'll Stand By You by The Pretenders. (Our ranking: Radha, RJ, Darryl) WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOW PERFORMANCE HERE

Team Bamboo's Talia Reyes gave her own flavor on Alanis Morissette's You Oughta Know while guitar man Myk Perez did a mash up of Katy Perry's California Girls and Isn't She Lovely of Stevie Wonder. Fan favorite Lee Grane was emotional on Make You Feel My Love. (Our ranking: Myk, Lee Grane, Talia) WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOW PERFORMANCE HERE

Saved by public vote: Myk Perez (54.8%)

Saved by the coach: Lee Grane

Eliminated: Talia Reyes

Team Sarah's Eva delos Santos played the piano while singing Carole King's So Far Away. Junji Arias exercised restraint on his I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing number. Morissette Amon amazed with her version of Christina Perri's Jar of Hearts. (Our ranking: Morissette, Junji, Eva) WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOW PERFORMANCE HERE

Posted on August 24, 2013 | 8:32 AM

The top-rating and Twitter-trending singing-reality show “The Voice of the Philippines” has finally revealed the Top 24 artists from four teams who will compete in the much-awaited Live Shows beginning this Sunday (Aug 25) and face the decisive verdicts of the coaches and the viewing public.

Three artists from each team will perform in the first leg of the Live Shows this Sunday where they will perform songs chosen by them and their coaches.

The unique voting scheme for the Live Shows will only allow viewers to send in their votes during commercial breaks – a first on Philippine TV. The voting for each team will open after the performances of the three artists, and will close after a full commercial break. The poll results for all the teams will only be announced at the end of the show. Click here for the full voting mechanics.

The artist from each team who gets the highest percentage of votes will be announced and thus, will be the first one to be saved. The coach will then have to choose who between his or her two remaining artists gets to stay and gets eliminated.

Before the Live Shows at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, “The Voice of the Philippines” will air the Life Show featuring the artists’ life stories and special performances this Saturday (Aug 24).

Whose voices will prove stronger? Which among the artists will be sent home?

Don’t miss “The Voice of the Philippines,” every Saturday, 9 PM, and every Sunday, 8:15 PM on ABS-CBN. Tweet your thoughts about the show using the hashtag #VoicePHLife or #VoicePHLive.

Posted on August 18, 2013 | 11:10 AM

The Voice of the Philippines has already completed the 24 artists who will proceed to the live shows, the final stage of competitions to be held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasay City.

In the live shows, the top 24 artists will perform in front of the coaches, audience in a live broadcast and the six artists in a team will go head-to-head in the competition to win the public votes. The coach will also have a say on who will progress to the next phase among the remaining artists.

In the end, only the best artist from each team will move on to the 'final four' phase where the very first winner of The Voice of the Philippines will be decided upon by public votes.

So, who will be the last artist standing in each team? Vote for your bet in the poll below and support that artist in the live shows to the finale.

Posted on August 17, 2013 | 10:33 PM

Check out the video of the battle between sidewalk vendor Cora dela Cruz and singing waitress Jessica Corpuz in The Voice of the Philippines which was aired Saturday, August 17.

Team Apl's Corazon dela Cruz and Jessica Corpuz battled on the song Makita Kang Muli by Sugarfree from the ABS-CBN sineserye Panday. The two were well-versed with OPM and harmonized really well. Although Jessica has proven her worth as an artist, coach Apl picked Cora, who according to coach Lea was a unique competitor.

Posted on August 11, 2013 | 10:21 PM

Check out the video of the battle between Jessica Reynoso and Emmanuelle Vera in The Voice of the Philippines which was aired Sunday, August 11.

Team Apl's Emmanuelle Vera and Jessica Reynoso showcased a girl-to-girl duet of Pink's Just Give Me a Reason featuring Nate Ruess. Jessica, sporting a straight hair, gave a powerful performance but Emman did not let her rival overpower her. In the end, coach Apl picked Jessica to advance to the next round of competition.

Posted on August 10, 2013 | 10:44 PM

Check out the video of the battle between vocal powerhouse Janice Javier and rocker Lance Fabros in The Voice of the Philippines which was aired Saturday, August 10.

Team Apl's Janice Javier and Lance Fabros brought the house down with Journey's Don't Stop Believing. Even though Arnel (the lead singer of Journey) was their guest adviser, both Janice and Lance did not let pressure rule and delivered an extraordinary show. Though Lance was a natural-born performer, it was the vocal powerhouse in Janice that made their coach choose the latter to advance to the live shows.

Posted on August 4, 2013 | 9:56 PM

Check out the video of the three-way battle between Penelope Matanguihan, Moira dela Torre and Cara Manglapus in The Voice of the Philippines which was aired Sunday, August 4.

Team Apl's Penelope, Moira and Cara battled in this season's second triangle fight. Coach Apl gave them the song One Night Only from the movie Dream Girls and her three "bebots" delivered an amazing performance. However, there's only one who stood out—Penelope Matanguihan, who won the battle. The former Pinoy Idol finalist was also the choice of coach Sarah and Team Apl adviser, Arnel Pineda.

Posted on August 3, 2013 | 9:29 PM

Check out the video of the battle between Thor Dulay and Sir Lord Lumibao in The Voice of the Philippines which was aired Saturday, August 3.

Team Apl's Thor Dulay and Sir Lord Lumibao brought the house into a whole new level with Boyz II Men's I'll Make Love To You. It was very apparent that Thor was the one at ease with the genre but Sir Lord amazingly did good with the song, fusing rock with RnB. The epic battle ended in favor of Thor Dulay, as most of us expected.

Posted on July 28, 2013 | 10:50 PM

Check out the video of the battle between Tristhan Perfecto and Lorenzana siblings composed of Guji and Grace in The Voice of the Philippines aired Sunday, July 28.

Tristhan Perfecto and Guji & Grace Lorenzana of Team Apl did a threesome number of Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) by Stevie Wonder. The three enjoyed the song, with Guji even showcasing his beatboxing skills. In the end, coach Apl chose Tristhan Perfecto to advance to the live shows.